Comparing the Codependency and Marital Satisfaction, between Normal Married Women and on the Verge of Divorce Women
Subject Areas : EducationalShiva Mesghali 1 , Asghar Aghaie 2 , Maryam Ghorbani 3
1 - کارشناس ارشد روانشناسی از دانشگاه آزاد گرگان
2 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی اصفهان (خوراسگان)
3 - عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه پیام نور
Keywords: marital satisfaction, codependency, reactivity, external focus, divorce,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to compare the codependency and marriage satisfaction in normal married women and on the verge of divorce women. The study employed a causal–comparative research. The ststisyical population were all normal married women and on the verge of divorce ones. Participants consisted of 50 couples on the verge of divorce, and 50 normal married women which were selected through available sampling. Research tools included Marital Satisfaction Questionaire (Enrich, 1989) and Codependency Questionnaire (Halivice, 2000). The results of multivariate analysis of covariance showed that there are significant differences between the two groups on the external focus (P < 0.01), reactivity (P < 0.05), codependency (P < 0.01), and marital satisfaction (P < 0.01). The results indicated that the amount of codependency and its dimensions including external focus, reactivity of women on the verge of divorce are more than normal couples and marital satisfaction of women on the verge of divorce is less than normal couples.
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